INQUIRER Sports

PARIS -- France's Amelie Mauresmo is a big doubt for next week's Wimbledon after tearing a thigh muscle at the WTA Eastbourne Championships on Wednesday.

The former world No. 1 was 14 minutes into her second round game with Australian Samantha Stosur when the injury occurred, forcing her to leave the court and retire from the match.

Mauresmo, who won the Wimbledon in 2006, will wait 48 hours to see if the pain subsides, but the prognosis is not optimistic, her spokeswoman said.

The injury comes at a bad time for Mauresmo, who is recovering from a dismal clay court season after winning just one match at Roland Garros before losing to a Spanish qualifier.

Mauresmo, now ranked 30th, has 24 career titles, including the Australian Open.